# Ben Robinson

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{{Short description|British archaeologist and television presenter}}
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'''Ben Robinson''' is a British [archaeologist](/source/archaeologist) and [television presenter](/source/television_presenter) who currently works for [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). He has appeared as a contributor and presenter for [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4), [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) and the [BBC](/source/BBC).

==History==
Robinson obtained a [BSc (Hons)](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) in Computer Science from [Teesside University](/source/Teesside_University) (Polytechnic at the time) in 1989. He achieved his [PhD](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) at the [University of York](/source/Department_of_Archaeology_at_the_University_of_York)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2130898.university-of-york/|title=University of York - The Press p.19 March 2008|date=19 March 2008 |accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> in 2008 while working for [Peterborough City Council](/source/Peterborough_City_Council) as the Historic Environment Manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/archaeology-looking-beneath-the-surface-1-96823|title=Archaeology: Looking beneath the surface - Peterborough Telegraph p.2 April 2008|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> In 2009 Robinson joined [English Heritage](/source/English_Heritage)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heritagecalling.com/2013/04/29/the-flying-archaeologist/|title=The Flying Archaeologist - Heritage Calling p.29 April 2013|date=29 April 2013 |accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> as a Team Leader and Inspector of Ancient Monuments. Robinson has worked for [Historic England](/source/Historic_England) since the 2015 split of English Heritage as the Principal Adviser, Heritage at Risk for the [East Midlands](/source/East_Midlands).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/har-2015-registers/em-har-register2015/|title=Heritage at Risk East Midlands Register 2015 - Historic England|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref>

==Television work==
Robinson first appeared on the [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) programme ''[Time Team](/source/Time_Team)'' in 2005, on a dig at [Northborough](/source/Northborough%2C_Cambridgeshire), and went on to make a further eleven appearances, with his last in 2011 at [Litlington, Cambridgeshire](/source/Litlington%2C_Cambridgeshire).

Robinson appeared on the episode "East" of the 2009 [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) programme ''[Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones](/source/Rivers_with_Griff_Rhys_Jones)''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q6G1F89z1hgC&pg=PT195|title=Rhys-Jones.G - Rivers: One man and his dog paddle into the heart of Britain |isbn=9780340918647|accessdate=22 October 2018|last1=Jones |first1=Griff Rhys |date=27 October 2011 }}</ref> In 2010 he presented the four-part [BBC Four](/source/BBC_Four) series ''[The Flying Archaeologist](/source/The_Flying_Archaeologist)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-nights-viewing-the-fall-bbc2-the-flying-archaeologist-bbc4-8614519.html|title=Last night's viewing - The Fall, BBC2; The Flying Archaeologist, BBC4 - The Independent - Tom Sutcliffe p.14 May 2013|website=[Independent.co.uk](/source/Independent.co.uk)|date=13 May 2013 |accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref>

During 2014 he presented the episode "The Zeppelin Terror" for the BBC Four documentary ''World War One At Home''. In the episode he followed the paths of the [Zeppelin](/source/Zeppelin) attacks over the [East of England](/source/East_of_England).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambstimes.co.uk/gallery-bbc-one-documentary-will-trace-terror-of-first-world-war-air-attacks-on-east-of-england-by-the-zeppelin-1-3620938|title=BBC One documentary will trace terror of First World War air attacks on east of England by the Zeppelin - Cambs Times p.29 May 2014|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> Also in 2014, Robinson co-presented the [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) series ''[Secrets from the Sky](/source/Secrets_from_the_Sky)'' with historian [Bettany Hughes](/source/Bettany_Hughes).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/oct/18/secrets-from-the-sky-review-itv-king-arthur-tintagel-castle|title=Secrets from the Sky review – touring King Arthur's castle … by drone - The Guardian - Sam Wollaston p.18 October 2014|website=[TheGuardian.com](/source/TheGuardian.com)|date=18 October 2014 |accessdate=22 October 2018|last1=Wollaston |first1=Sam }}</ref>

In 2015 Robinson co-presented the BBC One documentary ''The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King'' with Professor [Stephen Church](/source/Stephen_Church).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/dfgkjw/last-journey-of-the-magna-carta-king/|title=Last Journey of the Magna Carta King - Radio Times|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> In 2018 he joined presenter [Alice Roberts](/source/Alice_Roberts) in the six-part [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) programme ''[Britain's Most Historic Towns](/source/Britain's_Most_Historic_Towns)''.

In 2019 Robinson fronted the BBC Four series ''Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village'', a six-part programme documenting the history of the English village in various regions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/tv-review-pubs-ponds-and-power-the-story-of-the-village-koalas-cute-cuddly-vlvvbgrzh|title=TV review: Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village; Koalas: Cute & Cuddly|website=The Times.co.uk|author=James Jackson|date=23 January 2019|access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref> This was followed by the similar format, ''Villages by the Sea'' later in 2019, which has gone onto a further three series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-atrntq/villages-by-the-sea/#seasons|title=Villages by the Sea|website=Radio Times|access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/villages-sea-seaton-sluice-northumberland-27872865|title=Northumberland village set to feature in fourth series of BBC documentary|newspaper=The Chronicle|date=15 October 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{IMDb name|2563144|Ben Robinson}}

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